Fresh Duck Eggs

Please note that no hatchery can mail any live poultry or eggs to Southern California, zip codes 90000 - 93599 at this time.For more information,
go to our Newcastle Restrictions page.

We have been selling fresh duck eggs for years as many people feel our duck eggs are unbeatable for baking and pastries.
In addition, many of those allergic to chicken eggs can often use duck eggs instead. We would consider it prudent to consult with your physician,
however, before using duck eggs if you have a severe egg allergy. They also have nutritional and storage advantages that can be seen in
the table at the very bottom of this page. The only disadvantage of duck eggs is the whites do not beat up as easily as chicken eggs,
but there are ways around this - see below. Jumbo chicken eggs average 2.5 ounces per egg; you can see that almost all of our duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs.

The eggs we ship are less than 30 hours old and are sent by priority mail. We have a specially designed foam packaging for each bundle of 20 eggs for which we must charge $5.35.
Our minimum charge
for fresh duck eggs is $33.00, plus the boxing charge and postage.
The eggs should arrive to your home within 3-4 days. We recommend we mail your eggs later in the week so they are traveling over the weekend and not sitting at your post office over the weekend waiting for you. Once you receive them, they can either be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.

Under refrigeration (34 to 40 degrees F.), eggs can be kept safely for up to six weeks. By sealing freshly laid eggs in plastic bags, their refrigeration life can be lengthened to two months, as the bags help prevent moisture loss from the egg. Duck eggs have a longer shelf life than chicken eggs.

Freezing is an excellent way to save eggs. By following strict sanitation precautions in preparing waterfowl eggs for the freezer, we have been able to keep them for over twelve months successfully. However, because frozen eggs of any type can harbor bacteria that may cause acute intestinal infections, it is safest to store them no more than six months and restrict their use to baked or long-cooked foods.

Wash the eggs with warm water and soap, and then break into a boiled mixing bowl. Blend the whites and yolks with a fork, being careful not to beat in air bubbles. To prevent the yolks from becoming excessively thick during storage, add either one-teaspoon of salt or one tablespoon of honey to each pint of eggs.
The last step is to pour the batter into thoroughly clean ice cube trays or freezer containers, leaving 1/2 inch headroom to allow for expansion. If ice trays are used, remove the egg cubes soon after they are frozen solid; seal them in a clean container and place immediately in the freezer. Once frozen eggs are thawed, they should be used within twenty-four hours. Do not refreeze thawed eggs.

Please Note: We cannot accept orders on the site for duck eggs shipping to Hawaii . If you live in Hawaii, please phone us to order fresh duck eggs.

Order Fresh Duck Eggs

Quantity

Egg Size

Weight in Ounces

Weight in Grams

Price Per Egg

Pee Wee

Under 2.5

Under 70

$0.70

Small

2.5 - 2.8

70 - 78

$0.75

Medium

2.8 - 3.1

79 - 87

$0.80

Large

3.1 - 3.5

88 - 99

$0.85

Jumbo

Over 3.5

100+

$0.95

PLEASE NOTE:
Our minimum charge for eggs is $33.00. In addition there is a $5.35 charge for the special foam packaging we use for each bundle of 20 eggs ordered plus the actual postage charges.
The eggs are mailed by priority mail and should arrive within 2-4 days.
We do not recommend shipping the large or jumbo eggs.
If you order large or jumbo, we are not responsible for any breakage during shipment.

Nutritional Comparison Between Duck Eggs & Chicken Eggs

Duck

Chicken

Water, grams

74.57

70.83

Kcal

185

158

Protein, grams

12.81

12.14

Lipids, grams

13.77

11.15

Minerals (in milligrams)

Calcium

64

56

Iron

3.85

2.09

Magnesium

16

12

Phosphorus

220

180

Potassium

222

130

Sodium

146

138

Zinc

1.41

1.44

Lipids

Total Saturated, grams

3.68

3.35

Total Monounsaturated, grams

6.52

4.46

Total Polyunsaturated, grams

1.22

1.45

Cholesterol, mg

884

548

Duck

Chicken

Vitamins

Thiamin, mg

.156

.087

Riboflavin, mg

.404

.301

Niacin, mg

.200

.062

B6, mg

.250

.120

B12, mg

5.395

1.547

A, IU

1328

520

Amino Acids, in grams

Lysine

.951

.820

Methionine

.576

.392

Cystine

.285

.289

Threonine

.736

.596

Isoleucine

.598

.759

Phenylalanine

.840

.686

The following is excerpted from "Properties and Food Uses of Duck Eggs" by Rhodes, Adams, Bennett and Feeney of the University of Nebraska, 1960.

"The greater stability of Khaki Campbell duck eggs compared to chicken eggs is shown... Compared to refrigerated control eggs, duck eggs showed only small changes in white index, yolk index, or yolk height, even when stored for 7 days at 99 degrees. Chicken eggs, however, showed extensive changes. The results clearly show that no important differences between duck and chicken eggs were found and no off flavors were apparent after three months of refrigerated storage.
The characteristics which were considered favorable to duck eggs were the greater stability to deterioration, the less pronounced chalazae, the reduced darkening around the yolks of boiled eggs, the reduced sulfur odor, and the lack of yellow color in the white. The duck egg white had very poor whipping properties compared to chicken egg white. Nevertheless, the whipping properties and the angel-cake-baking characteristics were greatly improved by acidification of the duck egg white. This was easily achieved by the addition of 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to the one and one-half cups of duck egg white used in making angel cakes."

On a personal note, it is important the whites be at room temperature before beating. An alternative to the lemon juice is adding a small amount of baking soda to make the whites beat up.